African American Newspapers in the South

Written by African Americans for African Americans, the newspapers provide a record of the Black experience in the segregated American South.

Articles reported on events, exposed incidents of discrimination and violence, and dispelled stereotyped portrayals of Blacks perpetuated by mainstream newspapers. There was also coverage of civic and religious events, politics, foreign affairs, local gossip, and other topics.

Publications include:

• The Advocate, 1907–1912
• The Athens Republique, 1921–1926
• The Banner-Enterprise, 1883–1884
• The Bee, 1882–1884
• The Black Dispatch, 1917–1922
• The Educator, 1874–1875
• The Langston City Herald, 1892–1900
• The Louisianian, 1870–1871
• The Muskogee Cimeter, 1904–1920
• The Nashville Globe, 1907–1918
• The National Forum, 1910-1910
• The Pioneer Press, 1911–1917
• The Republican, 1873–1875
• Semi-Weekly Louisianian, 1871–1872
• The Tulsa Star, 1913–1921
• The Western World, 1903–1904